India Ratha, a Tech High School student, and her sister Usha Ratha, a South Junior High School student, have artistry in their blood. They both have drawn and painted since they were young with the encouragement of their mother, Natalie Ratha, a local artist. For the last nine years, both girls have brought their artwork … Read more
McKinley-ALC Principal Al Johnson loves to tell the story of how he discovered Paige Philippi as an artist in his midst. “I’m big on holding students accountable for their actions,” Johnson begins. I’ve got about 26 or so cameras that monitor our schools, but I also have a camera that monitors our bus stop. Students, … Read more
He calls himself a third generation landscape painter and jokes that he is genetically expected to paint! His father and great-grandfather were landscape artists. Dan Mondloch, a 2001 graduate of Apollo, is well-known for his beautiful, award-winning, watercolor paintings. He’s been featured in PBS “Postcards,” SPLASH 17 book and Pleinair Magazine’s “PlenAir Collector.” Mondloch has … Read more
Nothing connects communities quite like art. Especially when the artwork is done by students from multiple communities. Each year, Apollo High School and Tech High School participate in an art collaboration with other area schools: Becker, Foley and Sauk Rapids-Rice. The art collaboration formed by these schools is in its seventh year. This year’s project was funded … Read more